Changi Simei Toastmasters Club 14th Chapter Meeting Minutes held on 19th January 2019 @Level 5 Conference Room, Changi Simei CC, 10 Simei Street 2, S (529915)

Dear Fellow Toastmasters,

Please find below the minutes for the 14th Chapter meeting of the Changi Simei Toastmasters club held on 19th Jan at level 5, Conference room, Changi Simei CC, 10 Simei Street 2, and (S) 529915.

Enjoy the minutes!!!

Members Present

1. Neo Yen Ping, ACS, ALB

2. Amy Chen, CC

3. Anand Deshpande

4. Ang Wee Yong, DTM

5. Abhishek Kapoor, CC

6. Dave Lam 

7. Datta Gujjar

8. Iwan Chan

9. Joseph Soh, ACS, ALB 

10. Jack Tan, ACB, AL

11. Justin Lai

12. Ramesh Raju, ACB

13. Rahul Jain

14. Chen Manman, ACB

15. Rampreet Sandhu, EC2

16. Harsh Goel, ACB, ALB

17. Saravanan Varadhan, ACB, ALB

18. Tommy Nguyen​

19. Taruna Menghani

Visiting Toastmasters

1. Ng Kin Foong, DTM

2. Takalah Tan, CC

3. Lee Zhong Ming

4. Syed Muhammad Firdaus

5. See Keng Sun

6. Huang Shuwti

7. S. Dhiraaj Naidu

8. Shohaib

Guests

1. Wong Hau Shian

Theme:    Change

“Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. – Carol Burnett”. 

Meeting called to Order

SAA Justin Lai called the meeting to order. The meeting started with an icebreaker session where members introducedthemselves to one another and shared their views about the Theme of the day.

Programme for the day

Thereafter, the Toastmaster of the day Taruna Menghani, introduced the role holders and their responsibilities. For the benefit of the guests and new members she shared the sequence of events.

Opening address by Acting Club President

Club President, Neo Yen Ping shared the opening address.

Prepared Speeches 

PM-L1-P1: Iwan Chan -"My Toastmaster Goals". Evaluated by Jack Tan, ACB, CL

TC-L1-P2: Dave Lam - "Overcoming Hurdles”. Evaluated by Saravanan Varadhan, ACB, ALB

VC-L2-P1: Ang Wee Yong – “The Best Leadership Style”. Evaluated by Joseph Soh, ACS, ALB

Table Topics 

Ramesh Raju, ACB had a very interesting Table Topic session. He added an interesting twist to the table topics by allowing participants to choose an item such as a watch, goggle or a stapler from a bag or choosing a topic on leadership styles. A number of guests and members participated and thoroughly enjoyed the session.  

Refreshment break 

Meeting adjourned for 30 minutes for munching and networking break. All members joined in to celebrate the birthdays of our members Abhishek Kapoor and Chen Manman by cutting a cake.

Special Workshop – Language Evaluation Made Easy

There was a special workshop by Ng Kin Foong, DTM where he shared some very important tips on Language evaluation. He shared how to make it informative and interesting.  

Awards Ceremony

Best Evaluator – Joseph Soh, ACS, ALB

Best Table Topics Speaker – Takalah Tan, CC

Closing Address by Club President

Club President Neo Yen Ping closed the meeting by thanking all toastmasters and guests for attending the session.

Announcements

Club Treasurer, Ramesh Raju reminded members about the upcoming membership renewal in March. VPM, RampreetSandhu made the announcement of the annual club contest to be held on 2nd March 2019 and asked members to participate as speakers or role holders. 

Special gratitude 

Special thanks to Ng Kin Foong, DTM for taking out time to enlighten us and to our role holders for making this chapter meeting a successful one!

Toastmaster of the Day:     Taruna Menghani

Ah-Counter:                          Tommy

Timer:                                    Datta Gujjar

Sergeant at Arms:                Justin Lai

Upcoming chapter meeting & Club Events

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Upcoming 9th Chapter Meeting – 2nd Feb 2019

Minutes taken by: Taruna Menghani

Vetted by: Neo Yen Ping

Changi Simei Toastmasters Club 13th Chapter Meeting Minutes held on 5th January 2019 @Level 5 Conference Room, Changi Simei CC, 10 Simei Street 2, S (529915)

Dear Fellow Toastmasters,
Please find below the minutes for the 13th Chapter meeting of the Changi Simei Toastmasters club held on 05 Jan 2019 at level 5, Conference room, Changi Simei CC, 10 Simei Street 2, and (S) 529915.

Enjoy the minutes!!!
Members Present

1.    Justin Lai
2.    Manoj Chugani
3.    Neo Yen Ping, ACS ALB
4.    Tommy Nguyen
5.    Dave Lam
6.    Ramesh Govinda Raju, ACB
7.    Joseph Soh, ACS, ALB
8.    Harsh Vardhen Goel, ACB, ALB
9.    Datta Gujjar
10.    Rajesh Dharmalingam, CC
11.    Ang Wee Yong, DTM
12.    Rampreet Kaur, EC3
13.    Pravin Mishra, CC, CL
14.    Lee Jin Hwui, DTM
15.    Saravanan Vardhan, ACB, ALB
16.    Amy Chen, CC
17.    Abhishek Kapoor, CC

Guests

1.    Anil Sharma
2.    Praveen K Sah
3.    Robert Yeo
4.   Jiahui Tan
5.    Chintaman Lad
6.    Tanvi Lad
7.    Su Ling Xian

Theme:   Beginning:
“Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future." – Robin Sharma

Meeting called to Order
SAA Justin Lai called the meeting to order. The meeting started with an icebreaker session where members introduced themselves to one another and shared their views about the Theme of the day.
Programme for the day
Thereafter, the Toastmaster of the day, Manoj Chugani, introduced the role holders and their responsibilities. For the benefit of the guests and new members he shared the sequence of events.
Opening address by Club President
Club President, Neo Yen Ping kicked of the meeting by welcoming everyone to this first chapter meeting for 2019. She made the point about setting goals and achieving them. Two mistakes prevent us from achieving. Firstly, not starting. And secondly, not making it all the way through. We need to take action - for example, come to the meetings, and we should aim to deliver and complete the projects.

Prepared Speeches
PM-L1-P1:Tommy Nguyen -"A man who overcame his biggest fear". Evaluated by Rampreet Kaur, EC3

TC-L1-P2: Dave Lam- "Planting fish is never fun”. Evaluated by Pravin Mishra, CC CL

MS-L2-P1:  Ramesh Govinda Raju, ACB – “Talking to Santa”. Evaluated by Lee Jin Hwui, DTM

AP3 Speeches by Management: Joseph Soh, ACS, ALB – “Walk the talk, not the dog”. Evaluated by Ang Wee Yong, DTM

AP4 Speaking to Inform: Harsh Vardhen Goel, ACB, ALB – ”Data Matters””. Evaluated by Saravanan Vardhan, ACB, ALB


Refreshment break
Meeting adjourned for 30 minutes for munching and networking break.

Table Topics

Rajesh Kumar Dharmalingam, CC, conducted the session on “A picture speaks a thousand words”. Members and guests were invited to hone their impromptu speaking skills by speaking up to 2 minutes in relation to a picture image which they selected related to the theme of environment and sustainability.

Participants:

1.    Joseph Soh, ACS, ALB
2.    Pravin Mishra, CC, CL
3.    Amy Chen, CC
4.    Ramesh Govinda Raju, ACB
5.    Praveen Sah
6.    Chintaman Lad
7.    Abhishek Kapoor
8.    Justin Lai
9.    Jia Hui Tan (Guest)
10.    Datta Gujjar

Awards Ceremony
Best Speaker – Joseph Soh, ACS, ALB
Best Table Topics Speaker – Amy Chen
Best Evaluator - (Tie) Lee Jin Hwui, DTM and Ang Wee Yong, DTM
Ice Breaker Speech - Tommy Nguyen
First-time role holders: Justin Lai and Datta Gujjar

Closing Address by Club President

Club President Neo Yen Ping closed the meeting by thanking all toastmasters and guests for attending the session, and thanking the role holders for the smooth running of the meeting :

Toastmaster of the Day:     Manoj Chugani
Ah-Counter:                        Amy Chen, Cc
Timer:                                 Datta Gujjar
Sergeant at Arms:              Justin Lai


Upcoming chapter meeting & Club Events

Don't forget to mark your calendar for Engaging, Energizing, and Entertaining upcoming events at Changi Simei Toastmaster Club.
Upcoming 14th Chapter Meeting – 19th January 2019

Minutes taken by: Manoj Chugani
Vetted by: Neo Yen Ping